PDF Editor: Radio button options not displaying all choices, only selected ones

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    latinaregit3
    Asked on April 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM

    hello,

    I have radio buttons and I wanted to see all the options on the PDF, not just the ones selected. How do I fix this?

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    Podo: Support Specialist
    Replied on April 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM

    Hi Mallory,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I'm an AI assistant here to assist you.

    You can control how your radio button (Single Choice) answers appear in your PDF using PDF Editor’s display options for that field. Let me walk you through it:

    1. Select your PDF document in PDF Editor, then click on the Single Choice (radio button) field on the PDF where the answer is shown.
    2. Click on the Gear icon that appears at the bottom of that Single Choice field to open its settings.
    3. Look for the Display Style option in the panel on the right and choose the style you prefer for how the options/answer are shown in the PDF.

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    If you do not see all options the way you want, you can also try removing the current field from the PDF and re-adding it from the Form Fields tab in Add Element so it pulls in the latest configuration from your form.

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

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    latinaregit3
    Replied on April 28, 2026 at 9:38 AM

    no, it's not the style. Only the selected option in showing. I want all the options to show.

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    Iggy JotForm Support
    Replied on April 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM

    Hi Mallory,

    Thanks for reaching out to us for help. The PDF Editor only shows the chosen answer, not every possible option. Although that feature isn’t available yet, you can work around it by manually adding a text element in the PDF and type the full list of options there. Here's how to do it:

    1. In PDF Editor, click on the Add Element menu on the left side of the page.

    2. Under the Basic Elements tab, click on Text.

    3. Double click on the field to add a text.

    4. Write down the text and click on Save.

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    Give it a try and let us know if you need any help.

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